Legal Background

Kirsty trained at City firm, Simmons & Simmons, qualifying as a corporate & commercial lawyer in 2005 and specialising in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and AIM market listings. Kirsty realised early on in her career that her passion lay with immersing herself in her clients’ businesses, which swiftly led her to join MAMA Group, as their first General Counsel. In 2012 she went on to become the Legal Director of The O2 as it hosted the London Olympics before returning to MAMA as COO. In these roles Kirsty advised on a broad range of complex and high-value commercial, corporate and employment matters.

Industry Experience

With over 15 years experience in the live music, events and venues industry Kirsty brings a wealth of legal, operational and commercial knowledge and expertise. She has held senior legal and executive management roles with some of the UK’s best known entertainment brands (Hammersmith Apollo, The O2, G-A-Y, Lovebox, The Great Escape and Wilderness, to name a few). She founded Azorra in 2015 and since then has been helping events industry clients to launch, grow and better protect their businesses. Kirsty is both strategic and commercially savvy and prides herself on her personable and pragmatic approach.

Membership/Positions

Trustee of The G-A-Y Foundation. Member of the London Property Forum and of the Association of Independent Festivals.

Most Memorable Event

“Toss up between two seminal events: Pulp at Hyde Park in 2011 - the first date with my now wife (and Azorra’s amazing COO) where we discovered our shared inability to hold a note (!) and Shed Seven at The Forum 1996 - my first gig in London as a Britpop-obsessed student! I still have vivid memories of that show, they were epic. Fast forward 14 years’ and it was a pinch me moment when I became a director of that iconic venue”

Gig You Wish You’d Seen

“Beyonce headlining Glastonbury. Legendary.”